OSHA Inspection: BORG TEXTILE CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Jul 23, 1990

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
the hazard of asphixiation:
a) Employees entering the 201 W. Plymouth St., finishing department
pit surrounding the storage tank.
b) The pit and crawl space below the concrete floor at the two picking-
blending hopper.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards is to establish and enforce an adequate plant
confined space entry procedures such as that stipulated by ANSI Z117.
1-1977, American National Standard for Working in Tanks and Other
Confined Spaces. Essential elements of this confined space entry
procedure would include:
1) Hazard indentification - Identify and evaluate each hazard of the
permit spaces including determination of severity:
2) Hazard control- Establish and implement the means, procedures and
practices by which the permit spaces can be entered safely:
3) Permit sytem - Establish a written permit system for the proper
preparation, issuance and implementation of entry permits:
4) Employee information - Signs shall be posted near permit spaces to
notify employees that hazards may be present and that only authorized
entrants may enter the permit spaces:
5) Prevention of unathorized entry - Prevent unauthorized employee
entry through such measures as training or by posting signs and
barriers as necessary:
6) Employee training - Train employees so that attendants, authorized
entrants and personnel authorizing or in charge of entry can work
safely in and around the permit space:
7) Equipment - Provide, maintain and ensure the proper use of the
equipment necessary for safe entry, including testing, monitoring,
communication and personal protection equipment:
8) Rescue - Ensure that the procedures and equipment necessary to
rescue entrants from permit spaces are implemented and provided:
9) Protection from external hazards - Ensure that all pedestrian
vehicle or other barriers necessary to protect entrants from
external hazards are provided:
10) Duty to other employers - Ensure that when an employer such as a
contractor plans to send employees into a permit space which is
under the control of another employer (host employer) the host
employer provides that contractor with all available information
on permit space hazards: on efforts to comply with this standard:
and on any other workplace hazards safety rules and emergency
procedures of which the contractor needs to be aware of.

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Jul 5, 1990

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Jul 23, 1990

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $280 Reduced

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Jul 5, 1990

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Sep 3, 1990

Penalty

Initial $80 · Current $55 Reduced

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Sep 3, 1990

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Jul 5, 1990

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Jul 5, 1990

Issued

Jun 5, 1990

Abate by

Jul 5, 1990